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U.S. Comedy Arts Festival In Aspen - Part 1
Free Speech Tribute
Participants at the Free Speech Tribute awards at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival pose for a photo Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Aspen, Colo. They
are, from left front row, George Carlin, David Steinberg, Dick Gregory and Bill Maher, from left, back row, Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Ken
Paulson, Executive Director of the First Amendment Center, Cartoonist Garry Trudeau, Chris Matthews and Don Cheadle.
Photo by E. Pablo Kosmicki
From 'TBH Politoons'
Great Site!
Thanks, again, Tim!
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Spent most of the evening with 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
Saw some of 'SNL'. In the first half-hour they mocked smirk in the open and O'Really in #3. At least there was no
Darryl Hammond to suffer through.
Tonight, Sunday, as usual, CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes'. It's followed by
a fresh 'Max Bickford' (Max's 'dad', the always wonderful Eli Wallach, returns), and
then a fresh 'made-for-tv movie', 'Crossed Over'.
NBC has an NBA game that will intrude on prime-time, so expect so local filler. Scheduled, also is a
half-hour edition of 'Dateline', then a fresh 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', and then
reruns of the 2 new series that debutted this week, 'Watching Ellie' (with Julia Louis-Drefuss), and
'Leap Of Faith'.
ABC has 'Cinderella', then a fresh 'Alias' and a rerun 'The Practice'.
The WB debuts a new 'reality' show, 'No Boundaries', then 2 fresh episodes of 'The Jamie
Kennedy Experiment', followed by fresh episodes of 'Off Cenre' and 'For Your Love'.
Faux has a fresh 'Futurama', followed by reruns of 'King Of The Hill' and 'The Simpsons'.
'Malcolm In The Middle' is fresh, as is 'The X-Files'.
UPN has the weekly repeat of 'Enterprise' and then a fresh 'Tracker'.
On HBO, 'Six Feet Under' has it's new season premiere. It's followed by Monica Lewinsky.
TCM has another great movie, 'The Lost Weekend'. Ray Milland won the best actor Oscar for his performance.
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U.S. Comedy Arts Festival In Aspen - Part 2
George Carlin
George Carlin finishes his act with a flourish after receiving a Free Speech award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Saturday,
March 2, 2002, in Aspen, Colo.
Photo by E. Pablo Kosmicki
For more information on the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, click here.
What's A Title Worth At ABC?
Dave & 'Nightline'
The president of ABC News was unaware until two days ago of the network's talks with David Letterman to move his late-night
television talk show from CBS to ABC, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday.
David Westin, president of ABC News, was disappointed that he found out about the talks only after a call from a New York
Times reporter on Thursday night, the source said.
Others at ABC News also were upset that "Nightline" had been characterized by an unnamed executive in a published report as
having lost its relevancy, the source said.
Talks between ABC and Letterman began in January after the expiration of a period during which CBS had exclusive negotiating
rights, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Friday.
Industry sources in part attribute the disparity to the abundance of 24-hour cable news stations, which have made "Nightline"
less vital as a news source than it was when it premiered more than two decades ago.
Dave & 'Nightline'
Going Global
American Oceans Campaign
Actor Ted Danson says the American Oceans Campaign, which he helped found, is linking up with an international group
that shares his goal of trying to protect and restore the world's seas.
The American Oceans Campaign formed a partnership with the international sea protection group Oceana and will soon adopt
its name, Danson said Thursday.
American Oceans Campaign
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'Ain't It Cool'
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones - With Lots Of Spoilers
2 Day Concert Stop In Vegas
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney will make a two-day concert stop in Las Vegas during his "Driving USA" tour.
The April 5-6 concerts at the MGM Grand hotel-casino's Grand Garden Arena will replace a canceled heavyweight boxing title
fight between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, hotel-casino spokesman Scott Ghertner said Friday.
Tickets to the McCartney show go on sale Monday for $350, $250 and $125. The arena holds about 12,000 concert seats.
A spokesman for McCartney said 20 tour stops are planned, beginning April 1 in Oakland, Calif., and ending May 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Paul McCartney
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival In Aspen - Part 3
Lily Tomlin
Comedienne Lily Tomlin performs her famous Ernestine the Operator routine during a tribute where she received a special comedy
festival honor at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Friday, March 1, 2002, in Aspen, Colo.
Photo by E Pablo Kosmicki
Young Retirees
Edward & Sophie
Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, announced on Saturday that he and his wife Sophie would give up their controversial
business careers to support the Queen during her Golden Jubilee.
Edward and Sophie have both been accused of using their status as members of the royal family to promote their jobs in film
production and public relations respectively.
Edward told his audience on Saturday that he and Sophie would "focus our energies more on supporting those organizations,
charities, individuals and companies that deserve to be recognized for their effort, initiative and entrepreneurship."
Edward & Sophie
Fun Link
Hieroglyphics Translator
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Joined The $20 Million/Pic Club
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington will draw a $20 million paycheck for "Out of Time," an MGM thriller that will re-team the Oscar-nominated
"Training Day" star with his "Devil in a Blue Dress" director Carl Franklin.
Washington will play a small Florida town's police chief who does the wrong thing for the right reason and then must use guile to
get out of a difficult situation, complicated by two women. Shooting begins in May.
While it is not uncommon for stars to choose overtly commercial fare to hike their "quotes," Washington's rise is noteworthy in that
he continues to choose edgy and provocative films.
He had numerous offers for his next slot, but chose "Out of Time" in order to work again with Franklin. By the time the film begins
production, Washington should be done with post-production on his directorial debut, which hasn't yet been formally titled but is
known as "The Antwone Fisher Story." Fox Searchlight will release it in late fall.
Denzel Washington
On The Comeback Trail
Corey & Corey
Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, the troubled teen idols who co-starred in "The Lost Boys" and a slew of more forgettable flicks, are trying to wage a comeback.
Feldman says the two were in talks to host an ABC game show called "Corey vs. Corey" produced by the makers of "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire." But the show was stymied by Haim's recent relapse into drug abuse.
These days, Feldman says he's busy poking fun at his scandal-scarred image by hosting a "Hollywood Fast Times" week on A&E, and he's appearing
in a video for Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars" with fellow B-listers Tommy Lee, Carmen Electra, Verne "Mini-Me" Troyer and porn star Ron Jeremy.
Meanwhile, Haim is living in his native Canada. "My goal is just to stay clean and sober and happy, and hopefully get another shot in the
industry to show people what I'm made of . . . just to show them what I'm still made of now at 30," he told E! channel's "True Hollywood Story."
Corey & Corey
Culturally Sensitive Corporate Logo
Starbucks
An unidentified Saudi customer sits outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 12, 2002. In conservative Saudi Arabia,
the Starbucks logo is usually seen without the siren whose long hair covers her breasts that is familiar to coffee-drinkers around the world.
In business and politics, delicate revisions have been needed to overcome the many differences between the Islamic monarchy and the secular,
liberal democracy of the United States.
Photo by Hasan Jamali
Throwing A Pity Party
Tom Green
Comic actor Tom Green isn't laughing much these days as he tries to get over his breakup with estranged wife Drew Barrymore.
The two no longer are speaking, Green told the syndicated TV show "Inside Edition" at Thursday's Grammy Awards.
"It's hard," Green said. "You try to make something work and you put your heart into it ... and it just doesn't work."
"With a lot of work, I'll be happy again. I can feel the sunshine sort of coming through the clouds slowly."
In December, Green filed a petition to divorce Barrymore, star of "Riding in Cars With Boys," after fewer than six months
of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
Tom Green
It's A Boy
Homer Heche Laffoon
It's a boy for Anne Heche and her husband Coleman Laffoon.
The 32-year-old actress gave birth to Homer Heche Laffoon at 1:54 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles, said
her publicist Brad Cafarelli. The baby weighed 7 pounds.
Homer Heche Laffoon
Saturday & Sunday Night, 9pm - 1am (pst)
Erin Hart
Liberal radio - what a concept!
Regulation hours this weekend (2 & 3 March), 9pm - 1am (pst).
Saturday, March 16th at 10pm PST, Greg Palast visits with 710 KIRO-Seattle talk show host Erin Hart,
and discusses his new book on globalization, ''The Best Democracy Money Can Buy''.
Listener calls at 1-877-710-KIRO
Live streaming audio available at
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And there's a chatroom, too!
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Or drop me a note at one of the addy's below....after all, I am Erin's 'LA Producer'.
Filed For Divorce
Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones, the Oscar-winning actress and former matriarch of "The Partridge Family" television show, has filed for divorce
from her husband of 25 years, comedian Marty Ingels.
Jones cited irreconcilable differences in her petition, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Though best known for lighter roles, Jones won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as the vengeful prostitute Lulu
Bains in the 1960 film "Elmer Gantry." Ingels was on the 1960s television series "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" and more recently
created a company to line up stars to do television commercials.
Shirley Jones
More From Milan
Underwear
A model presents a pink underwear set as part of Roberto Cavalli underwear Autumn/Winter 2002/03 collection at Milan's fashion week
February 27, 2002. The Milan's fashion will run until March 5.
Photo by Paolo Cocco
Former Clinton Strategists Hired
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild said that two former strategists for former President Bill Clinton were hired as consultants while negotiations
continued with the Association of Talent Agents.
Mark Fabiani and Christopher Lehane began working for the actors union in January. Fabiani was behind the scenes while Clinton fought
off allegations in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations. Lehane worked in the White House counsel's office while Clinton was in office.
Both men were tapped to consult for the union in case either an impasse or agreement was struck with the talent agents group, SAG officials said Thursday.
Under the proposed contract, independent production companies and large advertisers would be allowed to invest as much as 20
percent in a talent agency. Movie studios and television networks still would be banned from owning or investing in a talent
agency. The deal still must be approved by SAG's board of directors and membership and ratified by the talent agencies.
Screen Actors Guild
New Film Project
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr., still recovering from drug problems that led to his arrest more than a year ago, has signed on to star
in a film based on the popular British miniseries "The Singing Detective."
The film, being financed by Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, is to begin shooting in April, Downey's publicist, Alan Nierob, said Thursday.
In "The Singing Detective," he'll play a mystery writer who fantasizes himself into one of his novels. The story was a hit
with British audiences when it first aired on the BBC as a miniseries.
Robert Downey Jr.
Controversial Art Exhibit
Jewish Museum in NYC
A controversial Jewish Museum art exhibit that includes Nazi imagery, including a concentration camp built from Lego blocks, will carry a warning sign.
Museum officials said artwork criticized by Holocaust survivors will be placed in a separate area, and that before entering, visitors
will see a sign that reads: "Some Holocaust survivors have been disturbed by these works."
The exhibit, "Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art," is scheduled to open March 17. In addition to the Lego concentration camp,
the show includes a piece in which an artist has inserted a picture of himself with a Diet Coke can into a photo of prisoners at a
concentration camp, and another in which poison gas canisters have designer logos.
Controversial Art Exhibit
In Memory
Mary Stuart
Mary Stuart, who starred for 35 years as Joanne Gardner Barron on the long-running soap opera "Search for Tomorrow," has died. She was 75.
Stuart died Thursday at her New York City home of complications following a stroke.
The actress, who grew up in Oklahoma, attended Tulsa's Central High School and the University of Tulsa before moving to New York.
She starred as Joanne Gardner Barron when "Search for Tomorrow" started on CBS in 1951, moving with the show to NBC in 1982.
By the time the show ended its run in 1986, her character's name was Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vicente Tourneur.
She was asked in the final episode what she was searching for and replied, "Tomorrow." In real life, she went on to join the cast of the soap
opera "Guiding Light" in 1996, playing Meta Bauer. She continued in the role until her death.
Nominated for four daytime Emmys, Stuart received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her
work on "Search For Tomorrow." She was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame in 1995.
Before moving to television, the actress appeared in more than a dozen movies in the 1940s. She also recorded the albums "Mary Stuart" and "Joanne Sings."
Mary Stuart
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